PHILIPPINE FESTIVAL FEATURE | Sheila Mae S. Deguiñon

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                            ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL 

The Ati-Atihan Festival is a Philippine festival held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño in several towns of the province of Aklan, Panay Island. The biggest celebration is held on the third Sunday of January in the town of Kalibo, the province’s capital. The name Ati-Atihan means the first settlers of Panay Island and other parts of the archipelago. The festivity was originally a pagan celebration to commemorate the Barter of Panay, where the Aeta accepted gifts from Bornean chieftains called Datu, who fled with their families to escape a tyrannical ruler, in exchange for being allowed to dwell in the Aeta’s lands.


They celebrated with dancing and music, with the Bornean having painted their bodies with soot to show their gratefulness and camaraderie with the Aeta who had dark skin. Later on, the festivity was given a different meaning by the church by celebrating the acceptance of Christianity, as symbolized by carrying an image of the Holy Child or Infant Jesus during the procession. The festival consists of religious processions and street-parades, showcasing themed floats, dancing groups wearing colorful costumes, marching bands, and people sporting face and body paints.


(Find more about the ati-atihan festival on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ati-Atihan_festival)



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